9-letter words containing h, i, r, u
- mistruths — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- mithraeum — a temple of Mithras.
- murchison — an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
- mushairas — Plural form of mushaira.
- nailbrush — a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.
- narguileh — hookah
- naughtier — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- neighbour — a person who lives near another.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- nourished — Simple past tense and past participle of nourish.
- nourisher — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- nourishes — Plural form of nourish.
- onrushing — Rushing or flowing forward.
- ophiuroid — any echinoderm of the subclass Ophiuroidea, including brittle stars, basket stars, and others, characterized by elongate arms radiating from the disk.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outrights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outright.
- pirithoüs — a prince of the Lapiths, who accomplished many great deeds with his friend Theseus
- pro-hindu — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- publisher — a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
- pushchair — A pushchair is a small chair on wheels, in which a baby or small child can sit and be wheeled around.
- put right — rectify
- quiverish — given to quivering, tremulous
- refurbish — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- refurnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- rehnquist — William H(ubbs) [huhbz] /hʌbz/ (Show IPA), 1924–2005, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–86; chief justice 1986–2005.
- renourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- republish — to publish again: to republish a bestseller in a special illustrated edition.
- rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rhipidium — a fan-shaped arrangement of flowers on a plant
- rhizobium — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Rhizobium, found as symbiotic nitrogen fixers in nodules on the roots of the bean, clover, etc.
- rhizocaul — a rootlike stem or stalk
- richelieu — Armand Jean du Plessis [ar-mahn zhahn dy ple-see] /arˈmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dü plɛˈsi/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1585–1642, French cardinal and statesman.
- righteous — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- roguishly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- rubbishes — worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
- rulership — the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled: Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.
- runesmith — a student, writer, transcriber, or decipherer of runes.
- runtishly — in a runtish manner
- rushingly — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- rushlight — a narrow candle, formerly in use, made of the pith of various types of rush dipped in tallow
- ruthenian — Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.
- ruthenium — a steel-gray, rare metallic element, belonging to the platinum group of metals. Symbol: Ru; atomic weight: 101.07; atomic number: 44; specific gravity: 12.2 at 20°C.
- scirrhous — of a hard, fibrous consistency.
- scrunchie — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- sourishly — in a sourish manner
- squirarch — a person who believes in government by squires
- sunbright — as bright as the sun, very bright